Camp This Weekend

Camp, camp, camp...all day long. That's going to be my weekend. The WNT is holding two regional camps this weekend--one on the east coast and one on the west. The east coast camp will be held at James Madison University, which I am stoked about. The 2hr drive will be soooo much better than the 6-7hr drive to Penn State. However, while I'm basking in the convenience of camp being super close, there are some who have to fly in, and that really sucks, so I won't gloat.

Tomorrow starts a busy weekend, but as I said in an earlier blog, I am ready for the busy. In two days (well a little less than two days) we will have completed four practice sessions, two gym sessions, and several meetings. If all that rugby and working out isn't exciting enough, we also get to see some teammates (those flying in) we haven't seen in a while.

It should be a great weekend, and I get to kick off that greatness, by working until 10pm and then driving 2+ hours to JMU. Like I said, bring on the busy. Just bring it.

Busy Busy

Spring season is upon us and I am looking forward to it--mostly because it's rugby, but partly because it's spring and I'm absolutely over this snow crap. This year spring season will bring a new challenge. Not only will I be playing with a different team, the DC Furies, but I will be training for a chance at making the World Cup roster for the Women's National Team. While I'm excited about my new team and the opportunity to compete in a World Cup, I know that my schedule is going to be BUSY. Actually, "busy" may not carry with it the scope of crazy I am expecting. Maybe "hectic" or "swamped" or just "crazy busy." 

However busy I may get, I feel like I am prepared for it. I have thought about my free time (more specifically, how to carve some out). I have considered my relationships and have talked with the people in my life, who are incredibly important to me, about my time commitments. Most of all, I know that I can only do my best and then trust in the natural processes of things. Things aren't so mysterious and unpredictable as we sometimes imagine. Good things tend to happen if we work--actually work--for them. Of course, there are things like obstacles, set-backs and stress, but these are part of the natural processes as well. We can only be prepared for them (that doesn't mean obsessively worry about them) and then address them when they appear. And sometimes the things we see as setbacks may turn out to be catalysts to our success. At least that's my take on things. So I say bring on the busy; bring on the difficult. And here's to a great spring season and a shot at a World Cup roster.